
1.)B. James Brown co-starred alongside Marilyn Manson in the 2002 short film Beat the Devil.
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2.)C. The Beastie Boys served as the opening act for Madonna’s 1985 “Like a Virgin” tour.
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3.)A. In his last live performance, John Lennon joined Elton John at Madison Square Garden for three songs, including, "I Saw Her Standing There."
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4.)B. Gene Simmons of Kiss discovered Van Halen in a Los Angeles bar.
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5.)D. Janet Jackson covered the Joni Mitchell song, “The Beat of Black Wings,” for an unreleased tribute album called A Case of Joni.
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6.)C. Slash of Guns N’ Roses was cast as an uncredited extra on Sid & Nancy, the biopic of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious.
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7.)C. Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones joined The Beatles during a live performance of “All You Need is Love” on television’s first worldwide live broadcast, Our World, in 1967.
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8.)A. Prince played keyboard as an uncredited performer on Stevie Nicks’ 1983 hit single “Stand Back.”
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9.)D. Kelly Clarkson has not worked with Jack White—yet.
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10.)A. Keith Moon and John Entwistle of The Who inadvertently conceived the band name Led Zeppelin after their limo driver took the idea to Jimmy Page.
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11.)D. In 1966, superfreak Rick James, then known as James Ambrose Johnson, Jr., was the frontman for a band called The Mynah Birds that bizarrely also included Neil Young.
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12.)C. Madonna’s 1986 hit single, “La Isla Bonita,” from the album True Blue was originally written for Michael Jackson.
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13.)C. Shirley Manson of Garbage inducted Blondie into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.
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14.)D. After Kurt Cobain’s death, Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl declined an offer to join Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to instead form the Foo Fighters.
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15.)B. Sinead O’Connor once described N.W.A.’s breakthrough first album, Straight Outta Compton, as “the best rap record I’ve ever heard.”
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16.)B. Bruce Springsteen originally wrote "Hungry Heart" for The Ramones.
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17.)C. Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain referenced Freddie Mercury of Queen in his suicide note.
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18.)B. Buddy Holly swapped country music for rock 'n' roll after seeing Elvis Presley perform.
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19.)A. Kylie Minogue teamed up with gothic punk rocker Nick Cave on the murder ballad, "Where the Wild Roses Grow."
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20.)B. Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam slow-danced to Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards.
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17 + correct: You’re hardcore, dude…you should be writing for Pitchfork or working at an independent record label. 13-17 correct: You know your way around an Amoeba Music or Newbury Comics, record stores that are still cool to be seen in. 10-13 correct: You’d like to see the hot new band at CMJ, but it conflicts with the U2 show at Madison Square Garden. 7-10 correct: You have an iPod filled with songs from your youth that you play at an appropriate volume. 4-7 correct: You watched Flavor of Love and Rock of Love without recognizing the irony. 0-4 correct: You still buy CDs.
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